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reportedly, barack obama considered offering him the top job at the cia in 2008, but public opposition caused brennan to withdraw from consideration. obama kept brennan on as an adviser, and last year, when brennan became the first official to formally acknowledge that the drone program even existed, he again encountered protests. >> how many people are you willing to sacrifice? why are you lying to the american people and not saying how many innocents have been killed? >> thank you ma'am for expressing your views. we will have time for questions following the presentation. >> i speak out on behalf of tariq aziz. a 16-year-old in pakistan who was killed because he wanted to document the drone strikes. >> now, despite brennan's past notoriety, obama officially has nominated him to head the cia. this time, there's been little criticism of the decision. so, we'll watch brennan's upcoming confirmation hearings to see if any congressional critics press him on whether the obama administration is fighting the war on terror within the rule of law. which brings me to my guests for this discussi
reportedly, barack obama considered offering him the top job at the cia in 2008, but public opposition caused brennan to withdraw from consideration. obama kept brennan on as an adviser, and last year, when brennan became the first official to formally acknowledge that the drone program even existed, he again encountered protests. >> how many people are you willing to sacrifice? why are you lying to the american people and not saying how many innocents have been killed? >> thank you...
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people are moving their focus elsewhere so-called black sites secret prisons were established by the cia during its well publicized war on terror unlike the cause however these secret facilities were never publicly discussed by the authorities the us claimed they could hold prisoners outside the us because then they wouldn't be subject to the geneva conventions to international law and humanitarian law reports suggest such prisons were in existence from two thousand and two basically not long after the events of nine eleven the us government denied the existence of these prisons until two thousand and six now the only country in europe which has acknowledged the presence of a secret cia facility on its territory is lithuania and if you were to look at it you will you will see something almost a deliberate site except for the imposing fences surrounding it likewise a suspected secret prison in poland is believed to be located here apparently in one of the most beautiful spots in the country according to various reports mostly from journalists or human rights organizations so-called high v
people are moving their focus elsewhere so-called black sites secret prisons were established by the cia during its well publicized war on terror unlike the cause however these secret facilities were never publicly discussed by the authorities the us claimed they could hold prisoners outside the us because then they wouldn't be subject to the geneva conventions to international law and humanitarian law reports suggest such prisons were in existence from two thousand and two basically not long...
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other prison camps around the world later in the program a look at the so-called black sites secret cia facilities u.s. government design denies even exists. french fighter jets have launched air strikes against islamist militants in northeast mali targeting logistical centers in training camps is human rights activists accuse the mali army of war crimes including extrajudicial killings torture and ethnic reprisal attacks or he has an exclusive report exposing the realities on the ground of some of the most battle scarred parts of the country. these i mean in this mob the area we've discovered allegations of war crimes information about them is under the control of mali's military government. i think it's getting more and more the she called to talk to people a lot of. human rights activists who are trying to identify witnesses all saying that people. are feeling the heat they are scared to speak a lot of people here. are very sure fool the malian army seems to be doing whatever it can to prevent people from speaking to openly and of as they put it this government took advantage of the
other prison camps around the world later in the program a look at the so-called black sites secret cia facilities u.s. government design denies even exists. french fighter jets have launched air strikes against islamist militants in northeast mali targeting logistical centers in training camps is human rights activists accuse the mali army of war crimes including extrajudicial killings torture and ethnic reprisal attacks or he has an exclusive report exposing the realities on the ground of...
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they have the aircraft used by the cia very important evidence because. everyone tonight we've reported different destinations of your control however just like their american counterparts the authorities in warsaw have been extremely frugal with the details and investigation into the secret prisons has been dragging on for almost five years now but what earth during its course remains unknown therefore the extent of the investigations progress just like any information about the torture of prisoners regarding who what where when and how all of it remains a mystery and the investigation is rumored to conclude next month by the looks of it whatever its outcome may also be a state secrets and swept under the carpet. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe hundreds protests in pakistan administered kashmir the call on india to renounce its territorial claims they also demanded an end to violence in the troubled region this comes less than a month after five soldiers from both sides were killed in a firefight both pakistan and indi
they have the aircraft used by the cia very important evidence because. everyone tonight we've reported different destinations of your control however just like their american counterparts the authorities in warsaw have been extremely frugal with the details and investigation into the secret prisons has been dragging on for almost five years now but what earth during its course remains unknown therefore the extent of the investigations progress just like any information about the torture of...
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other prison camps around the world later in the program a look at the so-called black sites secret cia facilities u.s. government design denies even exists. french fighter jets have launched air strikes against islamist militants in northeast mali targeting logistical centers and training camps is human rights activists accuse the mali army of war crimes including extrajudicial killings torture and ethnic reprisal attacks or he has an exclusive report exposing the realities on the ground of some of the most battle scarred parts of the country. ponies easily i mean in this mob the area we've discovered allegations of war crimes information about them is under the control of mali's military government. i think it's getting more and more the she called to talk to people a lot of. human rights activists who are trying to identify weaknesses are saying that people are climbing up and feeling the heat they are scared to speak a lot of people here. very few fool the malian army seems to be doing whatever it can to prevent people from speaking to openly as they put it this government took adva
other prison camps around the world later in the program a look at the so-called black sites secret cia facilities u.s. government design denies even exists. french fighter jets have launched air strikes against islamist militants in northeast mali targeting logistical centers and training camps is human rights activists accuse the mali army of war crimes including extrajudicial killings torture and ethnic reprisal attacks or he has an exclusive report exposing the realities on the ground of...
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leon panetta has played down the role of cia torture in gathering the intelligence that led to the discovery of the location of osama bin laden. he said while torture techniques were used, he would have been found without them. >> in order to put the apostle of intelligent together that led us to bin laden, there was a lot of intelligence, a lot of pieces out there. some of it came from the tactics that were used at that time, but the fact is, we put together most of that intelligence without having to resort to that. i think we could have gotten bin laden without that. >> the family of an unarmed african teen shot by new york police in his own home has filed a lawsuit one year after his killing. ramarley graham was shot and your second 2012 after being chased by narcotics officers. he was trying to empty a bag of marijuana into the toilet when he was killed. in the lawsuit, the family says that the nypd attempted to kill his grandmother, who witnessed the shooting. the officer was charged with manslaughter. hundreds of people marched to a bronx precinct to mark the first anniversary of his
leon panetta has played down the role of cia torture in gathering the intelligence that led to the discovery of the location of osama bin laden. he said while torture techniques were used, he would have been found without them. >> in order to put the apostle of intelligent together that led us to bin laden, there was a lot of intelligence, a lot of pieces out there. some of it came from the tactics that were used at that time, but the fact is, we put together most of that intelligence...
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house counterterrorism adviser john brennan faces his confirmation hearing as proposed head of the cia. he is described as a chief architect not only of the drone program, the targeted killing program but also these new cyber rules of engagement. speaking to reporters overseas the defense secretary warned very publicly of the rising threat and the implications if the u.s. fails to take the initiative. we don't have that sound right there. what secretary man pan has said on countless occasion is he's warned of a cyber warfare specifically the targeting of the u.s. infrastructure. the power grid, the banking system and done so in a way that it would cripple the u.s. economy and we have that sound byte now. let's listen. >> we are living in a world now where we are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks. this is the whole new battlefield. you can use cyber to basically take down our power grid system in the united states, you can taous cyber to take dow use cyber to take down our government si systems our banking systems. >> it's almost a one-two punch where it's there is a cyber attack
house counterterrorism adviser john brennan faces his confirmation hearing as proposed head of the cia. he is described as a chief architect not only of the drone program, the targeted killing program but also these new cyber rules of engagement. speaking to reporters overseas the defense secretary warned very publicly of the rising threat and the implications if the u.s. fails to take the initiative. we don't have that sound right there. what secretary man pan has said on countless occasion is...